Barrie Film Festival

Awards/Filmmakers Party
2018-10-13 21:00 - 23:00 (America/Toronto) | Mavricks Music Hall Side Room, 50 Dunlop Street West, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Awards Presentation / Filmmakers’ Party
Saturday, October 13, 9:00 pm
Mavricks Music Hall Side Room, 50 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Admission: Free
Short Film Showcase Line up
Immediately following the Short Film Showcase, please join us across the street at Mavricks Music Hall Side Room for the awards presentation and some celebrating!
DJ Funk 98 will provide a great selection of music along with tasty hors d’oeuvres from Made in Mexico, Milestones and Ricardo’s.
Always a fun party, join us to mingle with the filmmakers who participated in this year’s Shorts competition!

Transit
2018-10-13 19:00 - 20:41 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Transit
Written and Directed by: Christian Petzold
Cast: Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese and Lillien Batman
Drama | PG for mature theme, language may offend, tobacco use | Not suggested for sensitive or young viewers | 101 min. | German/French/French Sign Language with English subtitles | Germany/France

SCREENING:
Saturday, October 13 – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 16 – 4:30 pm
Get your tickets here!

“Evoking Casablanca, this tragic romance is gorgeous to look at and often thrilling, its central gimmick of telling a historical story in the modern day paying off surprisingly well.” – Tom Augustine, New Zealand Herald
“Assumed identities, heartbroken children, complex love triangles and the realisation that inertia is hell in itself all feature in this thoughtful, soulful film.” – Sarah Ward, Concrete Playground

German troops are fast approaching Paris. Georg, a German refugee, escapes to Marseille in the nick of time. In his luggage, he carries the documents of an author, Weidel, who has taken his own life in fear of his persecutors. Georg has memorized Weidel’s papers and assumes his identity. He delves into the quasi-existence of flight: refugee chatter in the corridors of a small hotel, the consulates, cafés and bars that line the harbour… He befriends Driss, the son of his comrade Heinz, who died on the run. Why move on at all? Are new beginnings possible elsewhere anyway? Everything changes when Georg falls in love with the mysterious Marie. Is it devotion or calculation that has led her to share her life with a doctor before journeying on in search of her husband?

1 Win and 7 Nominations:
Won – Best Film, Nuremburg Film Festival “Turkey-Germany”, 2018
Nominated – Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Best Film, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2018
Nominated – Best Film, Sydney Film Festival, 2018

Short Film Showcase
2018-10-13 18:30 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Short Film Showcase
Saturday, October 13, 6:30 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $10
A festival highlight for our audience, this program presents a highly varied selection of films submitted by regional, national and international filmmakers. Curated by our panel of judges, all of the short films screened at the event will also be eligible for the Simcoe Audio Video People’s Choice Award. Ballots for voting will be available at the screening and all of the awards will be announced directly following the screening at the Filmmakers’ Party, which will take place across the street at Mavricks Music Hall Side Room. A very big thank you to all those who submitted their work!

Short Film Line-up
Please note that this program is unrated and may contain coarse language, bullying, adult themes, drug and sexual references.

HOTBOX
Directed by Faith Howe | 7:56 | Simcoe County Category | Canada
Human nature never fails to challenge, just ask naive “it’s all about the love” Maggie, as she manages a different set of circumstances each time the door opens at her new yoga studio.

I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE (YA NO TE QUIERO)
Directed by Francisco Hervada Martín | 2:00 | Open Category | Spanish with English subtitles | Spain
The time ends with everything, except with the promises.

L.A. LIQUOR
Directed by Jensen Vinca | 7:14 | Open Category | USA
A year after Los Angeles riots of 1992, Miles, a young African American male, has an eventful night in a liquor store owned by a racist Korean couple.

NEIGHBORS
Directed by Zach Price | Written by Dacy Howell | 9:22 | High School | Canada
Two brothers move into their new house, to find that they now live beside a man who is possessed by an evil clown spirit.

BIRTHPLACE
Documentary | Directed by Jorik Dozy and Sil van der Woerd | 5:00 | Open Category | Indonesia
The symbolic story of a man arriving on a perfect Earth, who encounters his nemesis in the form of ocean pollution.

JOURNAL
Directed by Thomas Stubbington | 2:45 | Simcoe County Category | Canada
A short storytelling piece explaining the importance of a journal.

TALENT SCOUT
Animation | Directed by José Herrera | 7:00 | Open Category | Spain
Dominique was the most prestigious talent scout in París. Now he has become a shadow of his former self until he discovers Sofía, a Spanish flamenco dancer…

18
Directed by Mitch Graszat | 7:28 | Simcoe County Category | Canada
On her 18th birthday, a girl decides to move on from her rough past.

ACCORD
Directed by Johan Erik Lallerstedt | 3:33 | Open Category | USA
A hungry street musician finds the perfect sidewalk real-estate, but he isn’t the only one.

THE RUNNER
Directed by Darya Amirshahi and Matthew Choi | 5:22 | High School Category | Canada
When high school soccer player, Darya Amirshahi suffers a critical injury that ends his season, he fails to make the team the ensuing year and faces an internal battle where he must find out who he is and if his future is worth
the risks.

THEIR FUN DAY
Drama | Directed Paul Arredondo | 4:36 | Simcoe County Category | Canada
High school life can be pretty fun. Parties, classmates and good music will always be part of a great mix. Every day is just a blast. But, what if your fun day is somebody else’s nightmare.

CHORUS
Directed by César Tormo | 4:00 | Open Category | Spanish with English subtitles | Spain
A teenager rehearses a song in her room while her father listens behind
the door.

THE PLANE RIDE
Comedy | Directed by W. Joseph Horne | 1:16 | Simcoe County Category | Canada
A humorous story about an elderly couple taking their first plane ride.

L’HOMME ET LE POISSON
Animation | Directed by Lewis Leon | 4:08 | Open Category | French with English subtitles | Canada
Set against the backdrop of a vast, frozen tundra; a grizzled fisherman gets his comeuppance from a vindictive, yet familiar fish.

MY RED BALL
Directed by Sebastian Marin | Written by Esabella Strickland | 3:00 | High School Category | Canada
An urban legend about a girl in a forest and her red ball.

SCARLET
OR: A POSTMODERNIST DECONSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LOVE UNDER THE CORPOCRACY OF LATE-CAPITALISM
Directed by Calyx Passailaigue | 8:50 | Simcoe County Category | Canada
The children of two rival businessmen meet for a late night tryst under a table.

PIECES
Directed by Brendan Hiles | 5:34 | Simcoe County Category | Canada
A couple trying to figure out what love is and how it does and doesn’t
change us.

Awards Presentation / Filmmakers’ Party
Saturday, October 13, 9:00 pm
Mavricks Music Hall Side Room, 50 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Admission: Free
Immediately following the Short Film Showcase, please join us across the street at Mavricks Music Hall Side Room for the awards presentation and some celebrating!
DJ Funk 98 will provide a great selection of music along with tasty hors d’oeuvres from Made in Mexico, Milestones and Ricardo’s.
Always a fun party, join us to mingle with the filmmakers who participated in this year’s Shorts competition!

Ash is Purest White
2018-10-13 16:00 - 18:21 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Ash is Purest White (Jiang Hu Er Nü)
Written and Directed by: Zhangke Jia
Cast: Tao Zhao, Fan Liao, Yi’nan Diao and Zheng Xu
Drama/Romance | NOT RATED | 141 min. | Chinese/Mandarin with English subtitles | China/France/Japan

SCREENING:
Saturday, October 13 – 4:00 pm, Uptown Theatre
Click here to buy tickets!

“Occasionally dream-like and frequently transcendent, the film brilliantly portrays an ever-evolving Chinese landscape struggling with the many changes of the 21st century.” – Tom Augustine, NEW ZEALAND HERALD
“The best performance seen in eight days at Cannes was by Zhao Tao in Jia Zhangke’s Ash Is Purest White, a too-rare subgenre of the crime drama: the life of a gangster moll.”– Kent Turner, FILM-FORWARD.COM
“There’s a timeless quality to Qiao and Bin’s relationship, to its elemental cycles of loyalty, power, and humiliation.” – Bilge Ebiri, VILLAGE VOICE

Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off. Ash is Purest White is the most recent contribution to director Zhangke’s body of work as a record of 21st century China and its warp-speed transformations.

2 WINS, 5 NOMINATIONS:
WON – Prix du Jury-ICS Cannes Award, Best Actress (Tao Zhao), International Cinephile Society Awards, 2018
NOMINATED – Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2018
NOMINATED – Best International Film, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2018

McQueen
2018-10-13 15:30 - 17:21 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
McQueen
Co-directed by: Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Documentary | 14A for coarse language, mature theme and nudity | 111 min. | United Kingdom

SCREENING:
Saturday, October 13 – 3:30 pm, Uptown Theatre
Wednesday, October 17 – 4:30 pm, Uptown Theatre
Click here to buy tickets!

“There’s so much fresh air in this stunningly good biography that it feels like you’ve never encountered a rags-to-riches, tortured-artist story before. Not just for fashion lovers.” – Mary Ann Johanson, FLICK FILOSOPHER
“McQueen the designer delighted in showing us the skull beneath the skin. McQueen the documentary finds his beating pulse and broken heart.” – Tom Stone, SUNDAY TIMES

McQueen is a personal look at the extraordinary life, career and artistry of designer Alexander McQueen. Through exclusive interviews with his closest friends and family, recovered archives, exquisite visuals and music, this film is an authentic celebration and thrilling portrait of an inspired, yet tortured fashion visionary.

3 NOMINATIONS:
Nominated – Best Documentary – Best Social Political Documentary, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2018
Nominated – Best Documentary, Tribeca Film Festival, 2018

Skate Kitchen
2018-10-13 13:30 - 15:10 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Skate Kitchen
Written and Directed by: Crystal Moselle
Cast: Rachelle Vinberg, Nina Moran, Dede Lovelace, Kabrina Adams and Jaden Smith
Drama | 100 min. | 14A for coarse language, sexual content, and substance abuse | Not suggested for sensitive or young viewers | USA

SCREENING:
Saturday, October 13 – 1:30 pm

Click here to buy tickets!

“Moselle believes in the power of girls. The friendships through which Camille learns how to be loved become the anguish that breaks her heart and the forgiveness that humbly heals her.” – Carly Lewis, GLOBE AND MAIL
“A touching ode to the rewards and challenges of female friendship…” – Justin Chang, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Camille, an introverted teenage skateboarder (newcomer, Rachelle Vinberg) from Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith), but a relationship with him proves to be trickier to navigate than a kick flip. Writer/director Crystal Moselle immersed herself in the lives of the skater girls and worked closely with them, resulting in the film’s authenticity, which combines poetic, atmospheric filmmaking and hypnotic skating sequences. Skate Kitchen precisely captures the experience of women in male-dominated spaces and tells a story of a girl who learns the importance of camaraderie and self-discovery.

1 WIN, 4 NOMINATIONS:
Won – Grand Jury Award/Honourable Mention, Outstanding U.S. Narrative Feature, L.A. Outfest, 2018
Nominated – International First Film, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Futurewave Youth Jury Award – Best Feature Film, Seattle International Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Audience Award – Best of Next!, Sundance Film Festival, 2018

Sir
2018-10-13 13:00 - 14:39 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Sir
Written and Directed by: Rohena Gera
Cast: Tillotama Shome, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni
Drama | 14A | 99 min. | Hindi/English/Marathi with English subtitles | India/France

SCREENING:
Saturday, October 13 – 1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 17 – 7:00 pm
Click here to buy tickets!

“Gera is a female Indian director making her mark celebrating women’s empowerment against dire economic odds. Her direction exudes a simple grace that transcends local issues.” – Maggie Lee, VARIETY
“The premise could be soapy but the film combines an appealing, understated sweetness with a certain naivety – perhaps even a willfully turned blind eye – when it comes to the uneasy power dynamic between the two characters.”– Wendy Ide, SCREEN DAILY
Ratna works as domestic live-in help with Ashwin, a man from a wealthy family. Although Ashwin seems to have it all, Ratna can sense that he has given up on his dreams and is somewhat lost. On the other hand, Ratna who seems to have nothing, is full of hope and works determinedly towards her dream. As these two worlds collide and the two individuals connect, the barriers between them seem only more insurmountable…

2 WINS, 4 NOMINATIONS:
Won – Gan Foundation Support for Distribution, Cannes Film Festival, 2018
Won – World Cinema Amsterdam Audience Award, World Cinema Amsterdam, 2018
Nominated – Youth Jury Award, Film by the Sea International Film Festival, 2018

Opening Night Party
2018-10-12 21:00 - 23:00 | Drors, 98 Dunlop Street West, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 1A7, Canada
Opening Night Party
Friday, October 12, 9:00 pm (doors open 8:30 pm)
Drors Studio, 98 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Party Tickets: $15 Film Tickets: $10

Celebrate the launch of our 21st Barrie Film Festival at our not-to-be missed Opening Night Film and Party. Start the evening at the Uptown Theatre for the festival opener, This Mountain Life, a breath-taking and riveting portrait of human passion set high in the snowy peaks of British Columbia, Canada.
After the screening head to Drors Studio for the Opening Night Party where the Mark Hathaway Trio will provide a great selection of pop, funk and jazz music along with tasty hors d’oeuvres from The Local Gastropub.
Film Tickets are sold separately. Opening Night Tickets are limited!

This Mountain Life
2018-10-12 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Directed by: Grant Baldwin
Written by: Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer
Adventure/Documentary | PG | 80 min. | Canada/USA

SCREENING:
Friday, October 12 – 7:00 pm [Festival Opener]
Sunday, October 21 – 3:30 pm

“Breathtaking cinematography and brilliant aerial imagery.” – Alexander Rogalski, Hot Docs 2018

The awe evoked by mountainous landscapes is universal, yet few people ever venture into genuine wilderness. Living amongst us is a special breed of people, undefined by age, gender, profession or background: for them, the draw of the mountains is all-consuming. After months of preparation, Martina and her 60 year-old mother Tania embark on a 6 month, 2300 km journey which takes them from Squamish, BC to Alaska, through a relentless alpine wilderness. There are others who share a passion for the mountain life: a group of nuns inhabiting a cloistered retreat to be closer to God; a risk-taking photographer; an impassioned climber; a focused snow artist; a couple who has been living off grid for nearly 50 years: what is it that leads these adventurous people to sacrifice everything – comfort, family, personal safety – for such an existence? Shot in cinematic detail, This Mountain Life attempts to answer the question and offers a riveting portrait of idealistic passion set high in the stunningly beautiful peaks of British Columbia.

The Bookshop - 7PM
2018-10-04 19:00 - 20:53, 2018-10-03 19:00 - 20:53 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Bookshop

Screening:
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, October 4, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Nighy
Drama, PG for mature theme and tobacco use, 113 minutes
(United Kingdom/Spain/Germany)

“Bill Nighy shines as Brundish” – The Hollywood Reporter”

“Evokes the sensation of losing yourself in a good book. Emily Mortimer is simply perfect.” – One Room With a View

In 1959 England free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower (Bill Nighy). As Florence’s obstacles amass and bear suspicious signs of a local power struggle, she is forced to ask: is there a place for a bookshop in a town that may not want one? Based on Penelope Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel and directed by Isabel Coixet (Learning to Drive), THE BOOKSHOP is an elegant yet incisive rendering of personal resolve, tested in the battle for the soul of a community.

Awards:
Winner, Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, 2018
Winner, Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Goya Awards, 2018
Winner, Best Picture, José María Forqué Awards, 2018

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The Bookshop - 4PM
2018-10-04 16:00 - 17:53 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

The Bookshop - 4PM
2018-10-03 16:00 - 17:53 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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The Bookshop

Screening:
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, October 4, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Nighy
Drama, PG for mature theme and tobacco use, 113 minutes
(United Kingdom/Spain/Germany)

“Bill Nighy shines as Brundish” – The Hollywood Reporter”

“Evokes the sensation of losing yourself in a good book. Emily Mortimer is simply perfect.” – One Room With a View

In 1959 England free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower (Bill Nighy). As Florence’s obstacles amass and bear suspicious signs of a local power struggle, she is forced to ask: is there a place for a bookshop in a town that may not want one? Based on Penelope Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel and directed by Isabel Coixet (Learning to Drive), THE BOOKSHOP is an elegant yet incisive rendering of personal resolve, tested in the battle for the soul of a community.

Awards:
Winner, Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, 2018
Winner, Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Goya Awards, 2018
Winner, Best Picture, José María Forqué Awards, 2018

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Boom for Real - 7PM
2018-09-28 19:00 - 20:18 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Friday, September 28, 2018 – 7:00 pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Students $8

Directed by: Sara Driver
With: Alexis Adler, Luc Sante, Fred Brathwaite aka Fab 5 Freddy, Lee Quiñones, Jim Jarmusch
Documentary, 14A for coarse language, 78 minutes (USA)

“What’s admirable about the film is how Driver gives the cross-pollinating forces of music, media, fashion and art such concise, firsthand exploration.” – Nathalie Atkinson, Globe and Mail

“What’s refreshing about Sara Driver’s look-back documentary…is the frisky, contemplative, ground-level angle it takes on its hype-magnet of a subject.” – Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

A look at Jean-Michel Basquiat’s life pre-fame, and how New York City, the times, the people and the movements around him formed the artist he became. Boom For Real weaves the story of Jean-Michel and the city with never before seen works, writings and photographs. Director Sara Driver worked closely and collaboratively with her friends and other artists who emerged from that scene: Nan Goldin, Jim Jarmusch, James Nares, Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quinones, Luc Sante and many others. As they participated in the film with their thoughts, period film footage, music, images, and anecdotes of their young friend, they helped visually tell the story of Jean-Michel’s downtown NYC – pre Aids, President Reagan, the real estate and art boom, and before anyone was motivated by money and ambition. The definition of fame, success and power were very different than today – to be a penniless but published poet was the height of success, until everything changed in the early 1980’s. This is New York City’s story before that change.

Nominated – Best Documentary and Direction, Cleveland International Film Festival, 2018

Shown in partnership with the MacLaren Art Centre, Carnegie Days 2018.

RGD - Graphic Means - 7PM
2018-09-25 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Attend the film screening of documentary Graphic Means at Uptown Theatre in Barrie!

Graphic Means – A History of Graphic Design Production
Date: September 25, 2018
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Time: 7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:30pm!

Graphic Means explores the world of graphic design before it was digital, specifically when design was completed by the hands of industrious workers, and various ingenious machines.
The film features interviews with industry icons such as Ellen Lupton, Steven Heller, Adrian Shaughnessy, April Greiman, and Tobias Frere-Jones.

Why watch this film?
Director Briar Levit said it best: “Designers could carry on without knowing these processes, and still make brilliant work… But to understand the continuum of our discipline, what generations before us did, and what they learned so that we were then able to move on to the next technology – that’s very rewarding.”
For the rest of this interview, visit Design Week‘s website.

Fun fact: The Graphic Means team is all women!

Pricing:
Advance tickets: RGD Members & GDC Members – $8; Non-members – $10
At the door: RGD & GDC Members and seniors – $10; Non-members – $12

Interested in attending? Register online!

This event is supported by the Barrie Film Festival.

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Beast - 7PM
2018-09-20 19:00 - 20:47 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Beast
Thursday, September 20, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Tickets: Adults $10 | Senior/Students $8

Written and directed by: Michael Pearce
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James
Drama, 14A for coarse language, sexual and disturbing content, 107 minutes (United Kingdom)

“There is nothing more enjoyable than a film that shatters your expectations, turning a confident hunch about what’s coming next into smithereens of doubt. The British thriller “Beast” does it strikingly well.” – Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Beast is a pitch black ride into the recesses of the human soul, and Buckley is the film’s cold, dark heart.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News

“The dark nail-biter eschews the obvious at every turn and is less a whodunit than a twisted moral meditation grounded by its mesmerizing leading lady.” – Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic

Moll is 27 and still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her and too beholden to her family to break away. When she meets Pascal, a free-spirited stranger, a whole new world opens up to her and she begins to feel alive for the first time, falling madly in love. Finally breaking free from her family, Moll moves in with Pascal to start a new life. But when he is arrested as the key suspect in a series of brutal murders, she is left isolated and afraid. Choosing to stand with him against the suspicions of the community, Moll finds herself forced to make choices that will impact her life forever.

Awards:
Nominated – Best Screenplay, Miami Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Narrative Feature Competition, Montclair Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Best Film, Stockholm Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Platform Prize, Toronto International Film Festival, 2017
Nominated – Sutherland Award, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival, 2017

Beast - 4PM
2018-09-20 16:00 - 17:47 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Puzzle - 7PM
2018-09-06 19:00 - 20:43, 2018-09-05 19:00 - 20:43 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Puzzle
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, September 6, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie
Tickets: Adults $10 | Senior/Students $8

Directed by Marc Turtletaub
Cast: Kelly MacDonald, Irrfan Kahn, David Denman, Bubba Weiler, Austin Abrams, Liv Hewson
Drama, 14A for coarse language, 103 minutes (USA)

“As with a jigsaw puzzle, the overall picture may look familiar, but there’s a real sense that craftsmanship has gone in to making sure each of the pieces fit satisfyingly together.” – Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

“We should be grateful that it exists, if only because it affords a long-overdue leading role to Kelly Macdonald …” – Peter Debruge, Variety

PUZZLE is a closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.

Puzzle - 4PM
2018-09-06 16:00 - 17:43, 2018-09-05 16:00 - 17:43 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

World Tour Paddling Film Festival
2018-09-05 20:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
Happy Paddling Presents:

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie
Starts at dusk (approx. 8-8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is Sept 6). Admission is free.

Since 2006, the Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour has been showcasing the very best paddling films. The World Tour screens in more than 120 cities around the world… You’ll be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, embrace the paddling lifestyle and appreciate some incredibly beautiful, wild places.

Sponsored by:

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Outdoor Screening RD - SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
2018-08-30 20:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thursday, August 30, 2018 (Rain date in effect)
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 8/8:30 pm), weather permitting. Admission is Free.
2017, 133 min., PG – violence, language may offend. (USA)
Young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is a high school student who lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) in a high-rise in Queens. A bit of a misfit, when he discovers his abilities as Spider-Man, he tries to figure out what do with his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero.
He gets advice from Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) on how to become an Avenger. However, when he encounters the ruthless Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. The Vulture (Michael Keaton), the villain threatens Peter, telling the teen that if he interferes with him, he will kill Peter and everyone he loves. With Iron Man’s guidance, Peter discovers he has to be more than just what the Spidey suit can do for him in order to fight to protect his loved ones.

Sponsored by:

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Outdoor Screening - COCO
2018-08-22 20:00 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Join us for a fun-filled evening with the Barrie Fire & Emergency Service!
Come early as there will be a lot of pre-show activities. There will be fire trucks, a bouncy castle and lots of fire safety fun!

Coco
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Screening starts at dusk (approx. 8-8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is August 23). Admission is Free.
2017, 105 min., G – some scary scenes, cartoon/animation action (USA)

The Barrie Fire Fighters will be onsite with their fire trucks!

In Disney© Pixar’s vibrant tale of family, fun and adventure, an aspiring young musician named Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. There, the charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael Garcia Bernal) becomes an unexpected friend who helps Miguel uncover the mysteries behind his family’s stories and traditions.

Sponsored by:
Barrie Fire & Emergency Service and
Barrie Firefighter Community Projects

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Mary Shelley - 7PM
2018-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Mary Shelley
Screening: Thursday, August 16 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Directed by: Haifaa Al Mansour
Cast: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, Tom Sturridge, Maisie Williams
Drama, PG – mature theme, nudity, sexual content, 120 minutes (UK/Luxembourg/USA)

“A reminder that England in the early 19th century remains a rich repository of stories and characters, and era that can be made to feel charmingly quaint and bracingly modern, on both the page and the screen.” – A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES

“A welcome showcase for the considerable talents of Elle Fanning, who deftly shades the trials and tribulations of the young writer and her complicated relationship with Percy Shelley” – Jason Bailey, VILLAGE VOICE

“A passionate film about a woman’s ideas.” – Deborah Young, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Mary Shelley tells the story of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin – author of one of the world’s most famous Gothic novels ‘Frankenstein’ – and her fiery, tempestuous relationship with renowned romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The pair are two outsiders constrained by polite society but bound together by a natural chemistry and progressive ideas that are beyond the boundaries of their age and time. Mary and Percy declare their love for each other and much to her family’s horror they run away together, joined by Mary’s half-sister Claire. In the midst of growing tension within their relationship and during their stay at Lord Byron’s house at Lake Geneva, the idea of Frankenstein is conceived when a challenge is put to all house-guests to write a ghost story. An incredible character is created, which will loom large in popular culture for centuries to come, but society at the time puts little value in female authors. At the tender age of 18, Mary is forced to challenge these preconceptions, to protect her work and to forge her own identity.

Awards:
Nominated – Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2018

Mary Shelley - 4PM
2018-08-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival

Outdoor Screening - WONDER
2018-08-15 20:30 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Wonder
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

2017, 113 min., PG – language may offend, bullying (USA)
Starts at dusk (approx. 8:15pm/8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is August 16). Admission is Free.
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie’s extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.

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Outdoor Screening - JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
2018-08-08 20:30 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 8:30pm), weather permitting (rain date is August 9). Admission is Free.
2017, 119 min., PG – frightening scenes, violence, language may offend. (USA)
In a brand new Jumanji adventure, the tables are turned as four teenagers are sucked into Jumanji’s world pitted against rhinos, black mambas and an endless variety of jungle traps and puzzles. To survive, they’ll play as characters from the game: meek Spencer becomes a stupid and girl crazy jock (Dwayne Johnson); football jock Fridge becomes a tiny Einstein (Kevin Hart); It-girl Bethany becomes a bookworm professor (Jack Black); and unathletic Martha becomes an amazonian warrior (Karen Gillan). To beat the game and return to the Planet Earth with their lives, they’ll have to start seeing things in an entirely different way.

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Outdoor Screening - THE RESCUERS
2018-08-02 20:45 | Meridian Place, 30 Simcoe Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 1A7, Canada
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The Rescuers
Thursday, August 2, 2018 (rain date in effect)
Meridian Place, Downtown Barrie

Starts at dusk (approx. 8:45/9pm), weather permitting. Admission is Free.
1977, 77 min., G (USA)
An urgent note in a bottle from a kidnapped orphan girl leads two adventuresome mice on a “wild albatross chase” to Devil’s Bayou and a madcap encounter with the villainous Madame Medusa. Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor and Geraldine Page lend their voices.

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Hearts Beat Loud - 7PM
2018-08-02 19:00 - 20:37 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Hearts Beat Loud

Screening:
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Thursday, August 2, 2018 – 4pm, 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Co-written and Directed by: Brett Haley
Cast: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner
Comedy/Drama, PG for mature theme, some language, 97 minutes (USA)

“This is a movie you not only want to see, but also to put on the turntable.” – Peter Howell, Toronto Star

“Haley engagingly traces the arc of the father-daughter relationship while deftly avoiding sentimentality. And he elicits fine performances from a splendid cast.” – Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“A keenly observed story of a Brooklyn father and daughter, charged with the kind of music as free-spirited as the duo is.” – Tomris Laffly, RogerEbert.com

In the hip Brooklyn neighbourhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly “jam sesh” into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an Internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.

Awards:
Won – Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature Film, Sarasota Film Festival, 2018
Won – Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature Film, Wisconsin Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Music Movies Competition, Cleveland International Film Festival, 2018
Nominated – Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2018
